If you are traveling in south central Idaho, Craters of the Moon National Monument is definitely a stop that you'll want to consider. This park houses a huge area of fairly recent (between 15,000 and 2,000 years ago) volcanic activity. It's kind of like visiting another planet :) If you are ...
Archives for August 2013
Martin’s Cove
A national historic site that Sue and I had never been to was Martin's Cove. Since we live in Utah, and both have ancestors that were pioneers that came across the plains to Utah, this area was of interest to us. It marks the place were Mormon handcart pioneers, caught in an early November ...
Martin’s Cove : Podcast 5
Podcast 5 is now ready and we are discussing our visit to Martin's Cove, a National Historic Site on the Mormon Trail in central Wyoming. We spent most of an afternoon walking to the cove and back in the hot, hot sun, and we talk about the visit, along with the historical significance of the area ...
Caves and Caverns : Podcast 4
Podcast 4 is up and in it, we talk about our visit to two caves in Montana on our latest trip. They were very different from each other but we decided to group them together on our podcast. One was your typical cave experience with stalagmites and stalactites and the other was used by Native ...
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
Located just a few miles south of I-90 between Three Forks and Butte, Montana, these caverns are definitely worth going to. These are some of the largest limestone caves in the Northwest. They have beautiful stalactites, stalagmites, and helictites. It's a great visit into a cool environment on a ...
Pictograph Cave State Park
Here's a fun little park just south of Billings, Montana - Pictograph Cave State Park. It's tucked away up a small canyon/cove and includes three "caves". Since it's right south of Billings, if you are staying there for the night, it's a quick trip down to see it after you get settled. Or if you ...
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park
A day or so after visiting Madison Buffalo Jump, we visited First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park near Great Falls, Montana. What, another buffalo jump? Yes, buffalo were plentiful back then, and this was a proven way for the Native Americans to get what they needed. But this buffalo jump was ...
Visiting Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
The first you notice when you get to Madison Buffalo Jump State Park in Montana is this big mountain with a flattish top right in front you. Apparently this is where it all happened. After we walked from the parking area up to an interpretive area (even though the map said you could drive up and ...